Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyli, known as Uzeyir Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, and social figure. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani composed classical music and opera. Uzeyir Hajibeyov composed the music of the national anthem of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. He also composed the anthem used by Azerbaijan during the Soviet period. He was the first composer of an opera in the Islamic world.
Bulbul, was a famous Azerbaijani and Soviet opera tenor, folk music performer, and one of the founders of vocal arts and national musical theatre in Azerbaijan.
The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.
Muslim Muhammad oglu Magomayev was an Azerbaijani composer and conductor. He is the grandfather and namesake of Azerbaijani opera singer Muslim Magomayev.
Hagigat Ali qizi Rzayeva was an Azerbaijani actress and singer.
Huseyngulu Sarabski, born Hüseynqulu Malik oğlu Rzayev, was an Azerbaijani opera singer (tenor), composer, playwright, stage actor, theatre director, and musician (tar).
The diplomatic relations between Austria and Azerbaijan established in 1992 after Austria recognized the independence of Azerbaijan.
Zulfugar Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani composer and a member of a family noted for its musical talents. He was one of the founders of the Azerbaijan Music Comedy Theater.
The Uzeyir Hajibeyov International Music Festival is held in September, since 2009, in Azerbaijan. Musical events are held in several cities of Azerbaijan, and the main ceremonies take place in Baku.
Sheikh Sanan, is a verse play, tragedy in five acts, written by an Azerbaijani poet and playwright Huseyn Javid about love of a Muslim sheikh - Sanan to a Georgian-Christian girl Khumar. It is based on an old story first made famous by the Persian poet Attar Neyshapuri in The Conference of the Birds. As it was noted, a romantic riot against the anti-humanistic reality of religion is expressed in images of the main heroes of the play – Sanan and Khumar. Sanan, being a true believer Muslim and a notable scientist, dissuades from Islam and rejects its basis, blames all religions for separation of people. Sheikh Sanan opposes the world of love, friendship and humanity to the world of blind faith and dead religious dogmatics. Such anti-clerical thoughts, which had been already said by the poet in numerous lyrical works, were summed up in the play.
Shah Abbas and Khurshid Banu – is the fourth mugham opera of Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov in four acts and six scenes. A libretto also belongs to Uzeyir Hajibeyov. The opera was written basing on the motifs of Azerbaijani folk legend. The opera finishes with happy end, heroine – is a modest girl, daughter of a woodcutter who gains victory over psychology of a formidable Shah, who learns a handicraft – carpet weaving – because of his love to her.
Ulvi Rajab was an Azerbaijani stage actor.
"Rustam and Zohrab" is the third mugham opera by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. It was composed in 1910 according to motifs of the poem "Shahnameh" by Ferdowsi, and written in Persian.
Husband and Wife is a musical comedy in three acts with music and libretto written by Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov, and an early example of the genre in Azerbaijan. It is the first of Hajibeyov's trilogy of three musical comedies, which also includes If Not That One, Then This One and Arshin mal alan.
Asli and Karam is the fifth mugham opera in four acts and six scenes written by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. Its libretto was written by the composer based on motifs of broadly famed in the South Caucasus Ashig Dastan of the same name. The invincible power of love and spiritual beauty of man is glorified and feudal relations and nationalistic tendencies propagandized by clerical circles are attacked.
Opera in Azerbaijan has a history dating back to the 19th century Russian Empire.
Azerbaijani classical music includes a range of musical styles rooted in the traditions of Western or European classical music that European settlers brought to the country from the 20th century and onwards.
Aida Hamdulla gizi Abdullayeva was an Azerbaijani Soviet harpist, teacher, professor at the Baku Music Academy, founder of the Azerbaijan School of Harp Performance, Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1972). She is known as the first Azerbaijani harpist.
Khumar Rza gizi Zulfugarova was an Azerbaijani dancer, choreographer, founder of the Azerbaijan State Dance Ensemble, Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1959), People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979), Chevalier of the Order of Glory (2009).
Ayyub Ramiz oghlu Guliyev Azerbaijani conductor. Chief conductor and musical director of the State Opera and Ballet Theater of Azerbaijan, chief guest conductor of the Kunming Philharmonic Orchestra (China), Honored Artist of Azerbaijan (2017), laureate of the President's Prize, laureate of international competitions.
